Who were the Samaritans in the Bible?
Samaritans, the inhabitants of Samaria, 2 Kgs 17:29, but in the N.T. the term is applied to the people that were planted in Samaria, in the place of the exiled Israelites, by the Assyrian king. Samaritans appears in 5 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about the Samaritans?
SAMAR'ITANS, the inhabitants of Samaria, 2 Kgs 17:29, but in the N.T. the term is applied to the people that were planted in Samaria, in the place of the exiled Israelites, by the Assyrian king. 2 Kgs 17:24. This defiled origin, Ezr 4:1, the course pursued by the Samaritans before the Persian kings, Neh 4:1, connected with their construction of the Mosaic Law, Deut 27:11-13, and their separation from the Jews in their place of worship, Luke 9:52-53; John 4:20-21, rendered the animosity between them very bitter, Matt 10:5; John 4:9; and hence the very name "Samaritan" was, with the Jew, a term of reproach and contempt. John 8:48. The Samaritans expected a Messiah. John 4:25. and many of them followed Christ. Acts 8:1; Acts 9:31; Acts 15:3. See Samaria, Kingdom of.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Samaritans?
Greek · G4541
Σαμαρείτης
Samareitēs
Samaritan
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Samaritans appear in the Bible?
Samaritans is referenced in 5 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- John 4:9
- John 4:39
- John 4:40
- Luke 9:52
- Matthew 10:5
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Samaritans.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Samaritans?
Samaritans appears in 5 verses across 3 books, most often in John, which accounts for 3 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Samaritans?
John, Luke, Matthew.
Where can I read every verse about Samaritans?
This page lists 5 of them. Protos carries all 5, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
